Ratanlal & Dhirajlal’s classic work on the law of torts is the most authoritative, well-acknowledged and comprehensive commentary on the subject. First published in 1897, this legal classic has withstood the test of time, and served the legal profession and everyone associated with it. Its approach has not withered but has only grown with the passage of time.

• A comprehensive study on all aspects of law of torts
• Up to date with all the major judicial and legislative developments that has taken place in this field of law
• All-important judicial pronouncements have been incorporated.
• Adopts a lucid and analytical approach.
• Also examines the legislative provisions dealing with liability under the Environment Protection Act, the Consumer Protection Act as well as the Motor Vehicles Act.

New to this edition:

• The present edition has been extensively revised to include the latest judicial as well as the legislative developments in the ever-evolving subject of torts
• Latest case laws as well as the legislative amendments that have come about since the last publication has been incorporated.
• The provisions and the case laws that stands no longer effective in the light of amendments and developments that have taken place have been duly removed.

Contents

• Chapter I - General Principles
• Chapter II - Some General Elements in Torts
• Chapter III - Personal Capacity
• Chapter IV - Foreign Torts
• Chapter V - Justification of Torts
• Chapter VI - Death in Relation to Torts
• Chapter VII - Discharge of Torts
• Chapter VIII - Liability for wrongs committed by others
• Chapter IX - Remedies
• Chapter X - Classification of Torts
• Chapter XI - Trespass to Person
• Chapter XII - Defamation
• Chapter XIII - Malicious Proceedings
• Chapter XIV - Wrongs relating to Domestic & other miscellaneous rights
• Chapter XV - Tort to reality for immovable property
• Chapter XVI - Torts to Personality or movable property
• Chapter XVII - Torts affecting immovable as well as movable property
• Chapter XVIII - Torts to incorporeal personal property
• Chapter XIX - Negligence & allied rules
• Chapter XX - Nuisance
• Chapter XXI - Fraud & negligent misstatement